Brooke Gladstone

Host, On The Media

Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:

Understanding Abortion Polling

Friday, September 25, 2015

Pollster Tresa Undem explains why most polls don't tell us anything about how Americans really feel about abortion.

Every Story Has A Twin

Friday, September 25, 2015

A new collection of fiction gives voice to figures at the margins of history. 

At Vienna's Westbahnhof Station

Friday, September 18, 2015

Brooke visits Vienna's main train station to talk with refugees gathered there, and speaks with Vienna-based journalists about how the Austrian press is covering the migration crisis. 

The Audacity of Moderation

Friday, September 18, 2015

Misinformation ran rampant during this week's GOP presidential debate, with minimal intervention from CNN's debate moderators.

Inevitable Resonance

Friday, September 18, 2015

A German reporter considers how the press and public response to the current refugee crisis carries the weight of history.

The "Museumification" of 9/11

Friday, September 11, 2015

On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, a look at what it means to make a museum out of the events of the day. 

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Further Down the Ashley Madison Spiral (Pt. 2)

Friday, September 04, 2015

When hackers leaked user information from the cheating site Ashley Madison, they also revealed data showing women on the site are not what they seem. Or even women. 

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The Photo of Aylan Kurdi

Friday, September 04, 2015

This week, a photo of a drowned Syrian toddler shocked the world. Brooke discusses why she thinks the image should be seen -- and what it means that it has been so widely shared.

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The End of Sábado Gigante

Friday, September 04, 2015

After 53 years, Univision's Sábado Gigante is going off the air. We look at the iconic variety show's history and what it says about Latino demographics in the US. 

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Jorge Ramos Is a Real Journalist

Friday, August 28, 2015

After a confrontation with the GOP front-runner this week, some accused Jorge Ramos of being an advocate - not a journalist. They're wrong: he's both, and that's what his viewers want.

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Who We Are and What We Could Be

Friday, August 28, 2015

Brooke shares her thoughts on the WDBJ-TV shooting in Virginia.

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The Little Pink Pill

Friday, August 28, 2015

The first FDA-approved drug to treat sexual dysfunction in women has been hailed as "the female Viagra." But like nearly all aspects of the drug, it's not quite that simple.

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The Danger Of Reading The News

Friday, August 21, 2015

The Committee to Protect Journalists' Joel Simon says many media organizations are putting readers in danger by publishing without encryption. 

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Flood of Lies

Friday, August 21, 2015

Revisiting the story of Sal and Mabel Mangano, nursing home owners who became media scapegoats for the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.

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A 'Never-Ending Nightmare' in Ferguson

Friday, August 14, 2015

A year after the death of Michael Brown, Ferguson, Missouri was thrust back into the national spotlight, filtered through a lens of déjà vu. 

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'We've Sort of Become Friends': The Original Tapes from David Foster Wallace's '96 Book Tour

Friday, August 14, 2015

David Lipsky's interviews with the author David Foster Wallace are the basis of the film "The End Of The Tour." He and Brooke listen to the original tapes of talks with Wallace in 1996.

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Gavel to Gavel

Friday, August 07, 2015

The 1991 trial of a young woman named Pamela Smart was the first to be covered on TV, gavel to gavel.

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Online Supersleuths

Friday, August 07, 2015

Brooke speaks to writer Deborah Halper about her book on the thriving community of internet sleuths who try to crack cold cases. 

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Stewart Made Us Laugh, But Never Dumbed it Down

Thursday, August 06, 2015

Through the end, Jon Stewart insisted he was a comedian, not a journalist. But that didn't stop millions of Americans from turning to "The Daily Show" as their most trusted news source. 

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A Karate Comedy Goes From Kickstarter to Cannes

Friday, July 31, 2015

A 30-minute 80s throwback film made a splash at this year's Festival de Cannes. Sideshow host Sean Rameswaram explains how the film went from Kickstarter to France and now to Hollywood.

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